From: Why Mirrors Flip Left and Right but Not Up and Down
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How do your own assumptions shape what you see in a mirror?

Understanding that mirrors don’t really flip left and right helps us realize how our brain fills in gaps based on expectations. This awareness can make us more mindful of how perception works in daily life.

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Try looking at a word in the mirror and then write it backwards yourself. Notice how the mirror reverses the front-back direction, not left-right.

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Mirrors flip the front-back direction, not left-right or up-down.
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Mirror images do not flip upside down because the vertical axis is not reversed.
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The mirror reflection is a type of symmetry called reflection symmetry across the mirror plane.
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